We Don't Want the Glory

You are high above us
And through Your awesome power we're sustained
Your majesty astounds us
For You've revealed the glory of Your name

We come to You
Laying down our pride, so You'll be glorified
Only You
Are worthy of our lives

We don't want the glory, no
It's all for You, all for You, Jesus
We don't want the glory, no
It's all for You, all for You, Jesus

We are Your creation
Depending every moment on Your grace
And through Your revelation
We're humbled as we fall upon our face

We come to You
Laying down our pride, so You'll be glorified
Only You
Are worthy of our lives

We don't want the glory, no
It's all for You, all for You, Jesus
We don't want the glory, no
It's all for You, all for You, Jesus

You are so high
Lord, we bow down so low
We're down on earth
While You reign from Your throne
And all that You are is the only thing
That deserves all glory
Lord, we give You glory alone

We don't want the glory, no
It's all for You, all for You, Jesus
We don't want the glory, no
It's all for You, all for You, Jesus

This song can probably be summarized in the line "We come to You, laying down our pride so You'll be glorified". It was one of my first attempts at writing a more upbeat worship song and I wanted to get the right perspective of what it means for us to come to the God of the universe in worship. That perspective actually ends up being the very reason we worship Him, because all glory is due Him. It's so easy to lose the perspective that all glory for all the we do should be given right back to God because He is the only One who is worthy of our lives.

Now I know that this song focuses more on the transcendence of God and doesn't deal with the wonder of his immanence (trust me, there are many of those songs to come!) but it puts forward the fact that "From Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen." (Romans 11:36). The very air we breathe and the voices we use to sing these songs come directly from the God who upholds the entire universe in His sustaining grace. And our only right response to this revelation is to fall down on our faces before Him, and give Him all the glory.

I won't delve into my thoughts on worship here, but this song is a good starting point for it all. As a fun side note, I found a voice loop that says "He is the creator and sustainer of all the worlds. Whether those worlds are known or unknown to mankind." Needless to say, that had to go at the beginning of the song! I'm trying to find a way to get what I have up online. Hopefully by the time you read this, you'll also be able to listen to it!